DELANEY, JOHN K. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5455, H5496 [18JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4943 [29MY]
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H1501 [29JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H7892 [18SE]
Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 5296), H7297 [8SE]
American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2991 [7AP]
Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H2258 [6MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2065 [27FE]
Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H2991 [7AP]
——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H2486 [14MR]
——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H6816 [24JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1937 [25FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H8868 [8DE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H2611 [24MR]
China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H7042 [29JY]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]
Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H3058 [8AP]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3058 [8AP]
Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of multifamily housing (see H.R. 5004), H5818 [26JN]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H4476 [19MY]
Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H6860 [25JY]
Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H3144 [9AP]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3058 [8AP]
Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3365 [30AP]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H183 [13JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H3448 [6MY]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H1243 [16JA]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H7893 [18SE]
——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1545 [3FE]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5269), H7894 [18SE]
——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see H.R. 3136), H6352 [16JY]
——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1773 [11FE]
——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H7189 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H2255 [6MR]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2000 [26FE]
Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H5725 [24JN]
——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H4785 [21MY]
——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6746 [23JY]
——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4680), H5187 [9JN]
——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H2302 [11MR]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H4060 [9MY]
Dept. of HUD: carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units (see H.R. 5104), H6215 [14JY]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]
Dept. of State: submit reports to Congress on child protection compacts with countries with a prevalence of trafficking in children (see H.R. 5043), H6860 [25JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that engage in certain transactions with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 5431), H7677 [17SE]
——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 5180), H6745 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H6816 [24JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7619 [16SE]
Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H4017 [8MY]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H5598 [20JN]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H2991 [7AP]
Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]
——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2696 [26MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H2991 [7AP]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H5065 [30MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6977 [28JY]
Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7456 [11SE]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H4910 [28MY]
——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H5819 [26JN]
Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H7456 [11SE]
Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H7434 [10SE]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7939 [12NO]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H1772 [11FE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2914 [3AP]
——— allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2001 [26FE]
FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H2066 [27FE]
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H4684 [20MY]
Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4064 [13MY]
Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H5493 [18JN]
Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H4910 [28MY]
——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H21 [7JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H5640 [23JN]
——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H224 [14JA]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H4834 [23MY]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H7619 [16SE]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H5559 [19JN]
Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H6977 [28JY]
Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7456 [11SE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H2199 [5MR]
House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6816 [24JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5770 [25JN]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1772 [11FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H3941 [7MY]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H7129 [30JY]
Israel: improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (see H.R. 3683), H225 [14JA]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5559 [19JN]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H5559 [19JN]
Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4061 [9MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 440), H7128 [30JY]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2611 [24MR]
——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H7041 [29JY]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H4830 [22MY]
——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2361 [12MR]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2611 [24MR]
Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1719 [10FE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5073 [5JN]
National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]
National One Love Day: support (see H. Res. 485), H2099 [28FE]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H6977 [28JY]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4477 [19MY]
NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H3364 [30AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H3448 [6MY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2803 [1AP]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]
Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6746 [23JY]
President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking: develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking (see H.R. 5044), H6860 [25JY]
Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7940 [12NO]
Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 4646), H4058 [9MY]
Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7456 [11SE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H2962 [4AP]
Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H6137 [11JY]
Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H5725 [24JN]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5187 [9JN]
——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1773 [11FE]
——— provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 5362), H7183 [31JY]
Star-Spangled Banner: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2611 [24MR]
Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H3365 [30AP]
Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H1772 [11FE]
——— cut and reduce excess and duplicative tax assessments and paperwork for entrepreneurs (see H.R. 5636), H7886 [18SE]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H7189 [31JY]
——— expand eligibility time period for credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4133), H2097 [28FE]
——— expand the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4132), H2097 [28FE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2802 [1AP]
——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H1772 [11FE]
——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6297 [15JY]
——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H1432 [27JA]
——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H1773 [11FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H3409 [1MY]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7434 [10SE]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H4830 [22MY]
Television: provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming (see H.R. 4635), H5250 [10JN]
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H6816 [24JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4415), H5725 [24JN] (see H.R. 4970), H7129 [30JY]
Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H135 [9JA]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H7434 [10SE]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H8226 [1DE]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H6977 [28JY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H224 [14JA]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H5186 [9JN]
——— recognize that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women’s health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women (see H. Res. 619), H7677 [17SE]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H3413 [2MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H4434 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 5857), H9302 [11DE]
Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5063 [30MY]
EPA: allow States to impose a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources as a way to comply with certain Clean Air Act standards (see H.R. 5796), H8668 [4DE]
Foreign policy: call for use of all lawful tools to release Warren Weinstein from captivity and return all U.S. citizens held captive abroad (see H. Con. Res. 101), H5318 [11JN]
House of Representatives: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 5334), H7182 [31JY]
Housing: reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (H.R. 5857), H9304 [11DE]
Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (H.R. 4786), H5064 [30MY]
EPA: allow States to impose a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources as a way to comply with certain Clean Air Act standards (H.R. 5796), H8669 [4DE]
House of Representatives: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (H.R. 5334), H7186 [31JY]
Housing: reform the housing finance system (H.R. 5055), H6106 [10JY]
Lists
Maryland 6th Congressional District Teacher of the Year award recipients, E1092• [26JN]
Remarks
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (H.R. 2084), H2737 [27MR]
Budget: deficit, H3084 [9AP]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3084 [9AP]
Climate: global warming, H5346 [12JN]
Cumberland, MD: tribute to Fort Hill High School football team, E1808• [12DE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5455 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: Pay for Success program funding, H4943 [29MY]
Dept. of Transportation: infrastructure development funding, H2737 [27MR]
EPA: proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H5346 [12JN]
Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H5455 [18JN]
Foreign policy: call for use of all lawful tools to release Warren Weinstein from captivity and return all U.S. citizens held captive abroad (H. Con. Res. 101), H5193 [10JN]
Germantown, MD: tribute to Northwest High School football team, E1796• [12DE]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H51 [8JA]
Maryland: tribute to 6th Congressional District Teacher of the Year award recipients, E1091• [26JN]
Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H51 [8JA]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4943 [29MY]
Votes: position on missed, E9681• [12JN]
Tributes
Harvey, Arnold, E1369• [9SE]
Mercer, Christopher, E371• [13MR]